Following national and international success, Yr Ymadawiad , a gripping film, written and co-produced by one of the creators of Y Gwyll/Hinterland, is to have its television première on S4C on Sunday, August 13.

The film, produced by Kate Crowther and Ed Talfan, and directed by Gareth Bryn, has already been well received on its cinematic tour last year.

The dark, melodramatic thriller follows a young couple on the run, Sara and Iwan (Annes Elwy and Dyfan Dwyfor), who crash their car into a ravine near a secluded farmhouse. They are rescued by Stanley (Mark Lewis Jones), a mysterious character, who takes them to his home - a ramshackle farm, a place untouched by time. As he helps the couple, dark secrets are revealed, and the three encounter unexpected consequences.

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Ed Talfan, who created and produced the film's script, says, "When I started writing the script it was all about the character of Stanley. I was intrigued by him - he's a gentle figure; misunderstood, isolated. In my eyes, Stanley is a tragic but beautiful figure. Sara and Iwan disrupt his life in a most dramatic way, but the audience discover everything only at the end of the film. I think the success of the film is largely down to Gareth Bryn's direction, his singular vision and drive, combined with great performances from Mark, Annes and Dyfan."

It was his distinctive portrayal of Stanley, the mysterious farmer, which earned Mark Lewis Jones the Best Actor award in the 2016 BAFTA ceremony.

Mark, originally from Rhosllanerchrugog says, "When I received the script from Ed Talfan, I fell in love with the whole idea of the film. I loved the world he had created as well as Stanley as a character. Straight away, I saw Stanley as an animal – a bear living by himself in the past. I wanted to portray the fact we weren't really sure if Stanley is good or bad because of those animalistic tendencies in him – that was important to me."

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The film also won awards in two other categories in the 2016 BAFTA - the Best Author award went to Ed Talfan and the Best Production Design to Tim Dickel. It has also been recognised internationally, receiving a silver medal in the World International Television Festival and New York Film and Television Awards, and an award in the Single Drama Award at the Celtic Media Festival in Dungarvan, Ireland.

S4C viewers will now be able to experience all the tension, horror and mystery of this stylish film that has received so much praise and attention in Wales and beyond.

Yr Ymadawiad was produced by Severn Screen in conjunction with Boom Pictures and Film Cymru Wales for S4C. The script was written by Ed Talfan, and it was filmed on location in Llanddeusant and Llyn Brianne, Carmarthenshire.